Over the years, there have been drastic changes in agricultural production, processing and storage compared to ancient Agriculture. Agrarian Revolution sparked the new era of industrial Farming which has raised the...

Youths are the drivers of change and have potential to transform the population by igniting the spirit of agro-biodiversity conservation and adoption of ecological agriculture. The future of agriculture lies squarely...

We safeguard plant genetic materials through on-farm seed-saving, community seed-banks and field gene-banks for agro-biodiversity conservation. This practice ensures production of crops adapted to a certain environment.

Most importantly, we promote food and seed sovereignty. SSN-Kenya anchors its work on traditional science of plant breeding for easy understanding and uptake by all in the community.

Supporting Community Seed-banking

Our work began in 2009 with few small-scale farmers in Gilgil Sub-County with the aim of promoting and sensitizing farmers on the significance of conserving indigenous and non-GMO seeds. Over the years, the numbers have grown with farmers saving local seeds in their community seedbanks.

We use a multi-pronged and interdisciplinary approach that enables farmers to attain: Food security, food sovereignty and seed access. To achieve this our programs integrate various aspects in Ecology, seed legal framework, economic and Women Empowerment.

Our Partners

We Save Seeds

Let's Preserve Heirloom Seeds

We safeguard plant genetic materials through on-farm seed-saving, community seed-banks and field gene-banks for agro-biodiversity conservation. This practice ensures production of crops adapted to a certain environment.

Most importantly, we promote food and seed sovereignty. SSN-Kenya anchors its work on traditional science of plant breeding for easy understanding and uptake by all in the community.